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A victim OF Intemp.r.nss.

Here comes man whom wish You to OBJ
serve. Behold him. His face is pallid and
his eyes lusterless. His lips are set in main.
His steps are slow and the duh throbbine OF 4
heavy headache beats at his temples. His
days are heavy.and his nights are sleeplees, and
nfe is WEAKNESS to him. He is a mere
wreck OF his early manhood. His friends
avoid him. When he goes home his children
hunt for the dark corners, and his poor wife
wishes she were dead. What has wrought ali
this ruin and miseryl Rumi The demon
hnmt Oh, no, not exactly; pie and hot bread
and fifteen minute dinners did it. The poor
man has the dyspepsia, that's all But that's
enough.-Burdetts In Brooklv Eagle
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-08-12
TIE STAGE ROBBERS.
AN INSTANCE IN WHICH THE ROAD
AGENTS SUSPENDED OPERATIONS.

vi
An Ex-soidier who Did Not Throw Up
His Hands-An Expianation-Passen-
gers Making Fisht-what Became Of
Captured Brigand.
aOn one occasion was one OF party OF
half a dozen making the trip overland in
stage coach At point on the mountain
road favorable to such operations the stage
was stopped by six or eight men on horse
back, and the passengers were ordered TO
hold up their hands. We were all very ready
to do this except one man, All that knew
Of this Individual was that he had been an
officer In the armyvnd that he was on his
way west 10 look after the mining interests
Of some New York capitalists. When the
stage robbers came close to us with the de-
mand that we surrender, my exsoldier
acquaintance did not respond by throwing up
his hands, but looked with an odd sort of
smile into the face Of the fellow who made
the demand The latter raised his revolver
with quick, menacng movement, but was
stopped by the simple word 'SteadyI' spoken
with peremptory suddenness by our soldier
friend
every much to our surprise the man who
held the revolver changed the shooting iron
from hisright hand to his left, caught the hand
Of the man he Ind been threatening, gave it
q hearty shake, locking steadily into his eyes
with look that puzzled us while it did not
reassure u.s. The ex-officer stepped out Of the
stage and after few minutes conference
with the stage robbers, who in the meantime
had suspended operations, he took his seat
again and the driver was directed to proceed
on his way. No explanation was made, but
was given to understand that the officer had
met in the stage robbers two or three men Of
his old regiment, and good many years later
met one Of those men in the employ of his
old commander.
THE WOUNDED PRISONER.
aOn another occasion, when a stage coach
was attacked by several mountain brigands,
the passengers agreed to make a fight against
them. The fight was, very much to the dis
comfture Of the peace loving part Of the
crowd, the more stubborn because there were
men on both sides who, having been trained
to shoot. liked to shoot. In the end the stage
robbers were driven off, leaving one of their
men badly wounded on the ground. 1t was
resolved to take this wounded man to the
next station and turn him over to the proper
officers, but just before we came to the next
stopping place two Of our own party left the
stage, carrying with them the wounded
prisoner
"The driver intimated that they were going
to lynch him, aud committee OF the passen-
gers was appointed to protest against such
outlawry, but on investigation we found that
instead Of lynching the fellow, the two men
who had gone away with him turned him
over to his friends, who seemed to be await
i'm Tafa - IL
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The Universal Lanrnara

vienna has taken up the volapuk NOVA
ment with perfect frenzy. The comnaten ~
autnoritles have approved the statutes ~ =
provisional committee, constituted for a.
purpose of introducing volapuk in Anstr; n'
70 wnich end the society at present forminG
uas peen granted the privilege of eractime
olahches throughout the empire. The cnn'
''isuent general assembly is about n, I.s Ia Iii
New York Home Journal W no heio'
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DANGER FROM COAL DUST.


Fire Damp No Longer the Main Source
OF Peril In Coal Mines.
The imprisonment Of 100 miners In burn
ing coal pit on Vancouvers Island Is one OF a
long series OF similar disasters When the
safety lamp was invented In England many
years ago It was universally considered sure
preventive Of explosions from fire damp or
coal gas, by which Thousands OF miners had
been killed. The frequency Of explosions in
England, Pennsylvania and elsewhere, when
the safety lamp Is in general use, indicates
that there are other dangers which have not
been guarded against There has not been a
year since the introduction of that lamp
when there have not been as many as fifty
or sixty mining explosions In Great Britain
alone, and the average loss Of life from this
cause in all parts Of tho world has ranged
between 700 and 1900 annually. Fire damp
or coal gas is no longer the main source Of
peril; and scientific experts have been In
vestigating the subject for fifty years with
out agreeing upon the common cause Of fatal
calamities like the one in British Columbia
The closest approach to q solution Of the
mystery In England Is made in the reports
Of the Atkinsons, inspectors Of mines In the
northern counties. Their theory Is that the
chief explosive substance In collieries b coal
dust
The reports Of these experts, az we fira
them summarized in the current number Of
Z Science bear evidence Of thorough investi-
cation Of recent explosions In the north Of
England Their main conclusion IL that dust
explosions are far more common In coal mines
than gas explosions. The most serious feature
Of these dust explosions il the fact that they
occur without warning and always near the
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Taken Unawarea

Wife-What did you think OF that hat Miss
Fussanfeather wore to church this morninpl
Husband-l didn't notice Miss Fussan.
feathers hat
Its very funny you didn't see it. She sat
directly in front of youp
Wei, suppose she did. Do you suppose I
go to church to look at women's hstsq'
well, my dear, it's the same hat Mis-.
fussanteather wore at the theatre last night
ana which yon claimed obs,ructed your view
Of the STAGE
husband concludes that he was caught nan.
ping.-Yonlsers Statesman.
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The Yallnrvinn ne

PROFESSOR julius Wiesmer has conducted an
investigation on the reasons why paper be.
comes yehow on standing exposed to II 4
llgnt' he shows that the following of wood
pup paper is an oxidation process caused '
nv, ana That moisture aids it very much.
II the paper pulp is entirely free from mat.
'els otuer than cellulose, the following will
uot take place.-Chicago Times.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-08-12
Horse TrdttIng in Sweden

M. Gus Benedicks, one of the directm
of the General Swedish Trotting assocatin
who is now in this country looking for inir
nation concerning American methods u
turf, gives a graphic account Of the ban
world in Sweden. The central oflceotts
association is at Stockholm. The presdxft
Count Alfred Pipen, and the royal family
take great interest in the races, which usuaIJ
are held in winter on the ice. Tho circulg
track Of one English milo is inclosed, and n
admission fee is charged. The crowds a..
always large and enthusiastic, althoua1
there Is no public betting as there b IN III
co1nrrg-ia fact, there is not q single ACTIN
booEEzzksr IN all Sweden. Profaionl
trainers and drivers are scarce, and "
speed Of horses is not developed with dbl
IL is the custom for each owner todrivs hin
self. The maximum rate Of speed d 25V y
the mile, and horse capable Of doing thh
ifsound and without fault, is valued stfEm
1000 to $1,000.
The judges occupy o stand in the csuik
Of the inield, and the horses, only TIM &
which start at one time, travel In oppcdh
directions. One goes to tho right and y
other to the left, and the competitor vha
gets back to the starting line first Is dscaisl
the winner The spectators In this ayht
competition are first interested in the VIZ
ing of the gap, and after the half nib pf
has been reached they grow excited ovuM
steady closing of the Same. This method ~
great Improvement in many respects on
the American method, as it keeps the pc
tators in longer suspense, does away win y
chance Of collisions and prevents tho har
from getting excited and breaking Ihn
too, one driver cannot form anywhere n1
correct idea as to the exact speed Of
competitor, and is therefore compelsd
make his horse do It's best. 1t is more ON
cult, however, to follow a race Of THU
scription than one in which the horses tr.N
side by side and in the same direction =
prizes arc mainly for Swedish bred horss~
Philadelphia Times.
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Az the Trr..lnx Place.

Beloved, dost know abe newsi Dost rsal-
ize that my fiinty hearted father has pur-
chased q fierce and blood thirsty dogi And
that this dog is even now proving about the
house and mag appear at our trystlng place
a. any momenti But thou dost love me, dost
thou not, dearesti await thy answers
But he had already busted -Pittsburg Bull
letin.
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Dr. Ialmage Of Brooklyn, is good story.
teller lie has high regard for the discreet
men of the profession and plenty of charity
i9r those who are inclined to be conviyiai
he appreciates good joke, no matter at
whose expense it may be.-New York Mail
and Express Ni'i
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erseu IN business,
-Fs, ,' L LgI Agent lat home for momenn
bouncing boy. ~ a''''ea' a hne
"Whatp
at little stranger has coma,p
World LOGS ne want to buy a lstr-omaba
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Edison thinks that bali playing az night Is
practicable by placing the lights below tie
surface OF the ground and using resiectors. A
test will be made az the Staten Island
grounds during the coming SUMNER Boston
Budget.
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sWhy ouhg correspondent wants to knov.
wsll Ia, ~, = 'he critical period in mans lifer
r wsh, my boy IL usually begins about i,
80 =, I na ne Is married, and lasts ali th
~ oi MS hfe,-Notes AMI Queries ' VII
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oo, no1ng "lfe-l wonder the bird. don,,
h;ts e 80 n 81 any more; l used to throw then
oiSs OF The cake inade, and '"eii
Puck. accounts Tor it,
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1ohn huskin rises to remark wrathily that
INVITATION Is putting ies best iron into iron
slads and stink pots. '' - -"
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A st. Petersburg institute for the higher
education of women has been closed for fear
that 1t will foster the spread of Nihilism.
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The proposed big Paris tower 10 to have G
rival. much Landowner or,s il to be erected
eor the Brussels exhibition AZ 1884
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A chorus Of Prophets.

Says the Cleveland Leader: aIf ths =
trump should sound, above the uproar d
crashing universe would resound the M
of Virgins crying out, I told you So II
The hew York Sun adds that Dsvoa n
hackeHsacIs, N. j., would breathe 4 fsrvst
"Ameal' About that time our own Rosx
of Iowa would be heard shouting aChsstuuIf
at the top of his voice. Minneapolis ID
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One OF the sights Of the St Augustine, Fla.
nre was man going along with bucket Of
wafer, and putting out the sparks that fell on
the sidewalk; about teaspoonful of water to
she spark, and stopping tosee each one go out
before he went to the next.
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England. -
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The output Of the locomotive works OF the
country HOW averages from thirty -six to forty
engines Der week.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-04-24
CHAPTER IL

HOW THE SISTERS CAME To MOOIFONTEN.
Captain Mel" said Bessie Croft flor
that was her namel when they had pain
fully limped one hundred yards or SD,
will You thing me rude ii ask you a
question:
mot at all >"
''What has induced you to come and
bury yourself in this place."
''Why do you ask?"
Because don't think that you will
like it. don't think, " she added, slowly,
that it is fit place for an English gentle.
man aud an army officer like yen. You
will find the BOer ways hOrrid, and then
there will only be my old uncle and rs two
for you 10 associate with"
John Mel laughed. English gentle
men amt 80 particular nowadays, / can
tell you, Miss Croft, especially when they
have to earn = living. Take my case, for
instance, for may rs well tell you exactly
how / stand. have been in the army
fourteen years, and am now thirty-four.
Well, l have been able to live there be-
cause had an old aunt who allowed me
one hundred and twenty pounds year.
ON nlonNuo dSO SllC NlCNf itlNluH
little property she possessed, for most Of
income came from an annuity. After pay
ing expenses duty, ETC., it amounts TO
eleven hundred and fifteen pounds. Now,
the interest on that is about fifty pounds
q year, and can't live in the army on
that. just after my aunt's death came
TO Durham with my regiment from Man.
ritiuS and now thew are ordered home
Well, liked the country, and knew
that could not afford to live at home, so
got years leave of absence, and made
mp my mind 70 have a look round to see if
l could not take to farming. Then gen.
tleman in Durham told me Of your uncle,
aud said that he wanted to dispose Of q
third interest in bis place for a thousand
pounds, as he was getting too old to manage
it himself; and so entered into eorrespon-
denee with him, and agreed to come mp for
few months 10 sea how I likedit; and ac-
cordiOgly here / am, jnsfja time to save
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- sinr y;s;es ike,s; sss,>,lIy p---s \
watches Of the nightk AboxetkTs < ~
stationary pivot, lowered The tall, gr,1 u
neck. beneath him spun the top-iike le
and in front Of him was soft black asn
white mass of feathers.
Thud, and a cloud Of starsl He was on
his back, and the ostrich, who dad not
seem to be affected by giddiness, was on
him, Furnishing him dreadfully. Luckily
an ostrich cannot kick man very bard
when be is Fat on the ground. If he could,
there would have been an end OF John
Mel, and this story need never have been
written.
Half minute OF so passed, during which
the bird worked his sweet viii upon bis
PROSTATE enemy, and at the end OF 1t the
man began TO feel very much as though his
earthly career was closed. Just as things
were growing faint and dim to him, how
ever, he suddenly saw pair of white arms
clasp themselves round the Ostrieh's legs
from behind, and heard a voice cry:
Break his neck while hold his legs,
OF be will kill you"
This reused him from his tOrpor, and ne
staggered to his feet. Meanwhile. the os'
trich and the young lady had come to the
\ ground, and were rolling about together
/ in q confused heap, ever which The elegant
neck ani open Kissing mouth wavered to
and fro like . cobra about to strike. WIFI
a rush he seized the neck in both hands,
and, putting out all his strength CtoI be
was a strong mani, he twisted it till II
broke with snap, and after few wllu
/ and eonyulsiye bounds and struggles the
great bird lay dead.
| Then he sank down dazed and exhaust
| Cd, and surveyed the scene. The ostrlcn
was perfectly quiet, and would never kick
again, and the lady too was quiet lie
wondered vaguely il the brute had killed
her-he was as yet too weak to go and see
and then fell TO gazing at her face. Her
head was pillowed on the body of the dead
bird, and its feathery Plumes made II a
| fitting resting place. Slowly 1t dawned on
him that the face WAS very beautiful, al
though it looked so pale just now. Low,
/ broad brow, crowned with soft, yellow
hair, the chin very round and white, the
mouth sweet though rather large. Inc
ewes he could not see, because they were
closed, for the-fady had tainted. For The
rest she was quite yOung-about twenty,
tall, and finely formed. Presently he got
q little better, and, creeping towards heI
flor he was sadly knocked about}, took
her hand began to chafe it between his
own. Il was q well-formed hand, but
brown, and showed sigus of doing plenty
of hard work. Soon she opened her eyes,
and he noted with satisfaction that they
were very good eyes, blue in color. Then
she sat up and laughed little.
well, | am silly" she said; Il believe
| ! tainted"
1T il not much to be wondered at,
said John Mel, politely, and lifting his
hand to take of his hat only to find that
it had gone in the fray. 81 hope yOu are
not much hurt by the bird"
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al don't know" she said, dOubtiully.
But am glad that you killed the skellum
vicious BEAST lie got out of the ostrich
camp three days ago, and has been lost
ever since. He killed u hoy last year, and
told uncle he ought 10 shoot him then,
hut he would not, because he was such a
beauty"
Might ask" said John Mel, ARE you
Miss CrOit?'
Eyes, | am-One of them. There are
two of us. you know; and can guess who
you are-yOu are Captain Mel, whom
uncle is expecting to help him with the
farm aud the Ostriches.',
"If all of them are like that" he said
pointing to the dead bird, II don't think
that shall take kindly to ostrich farm
ing"
She laughed. showing charming line Of
teeth. 'Oh, no." she said, che was the
only bad one-but, Captain Mel, | think
YOU will find it fearfully dull. There are
nothing but Beers about here, you know.
There are no English people nearer than
WakkerStrOom.'
"You overlook yourself" he said, po-
litely; for really thus daughter Of the will
derness had q very charming air about her.
"Oh," she answered, 81 am only a girl,
You know, and besides, am not clever
jess, nOw-that's my siSter-JeSS has been
ut school ut Cape Town, and she IS clever.
WAS ut Cape Town, too, but didn't learn
much there. But, Captain Mel, both the
horses have bOlted; mine has gone home,
and i expect yours has followed, and hOuld
like to know how we are going to get mp
to MoOiionteiu beautiful fountain, that's
what we call our place, you know. Can
you walk?'
81 don't know" he answered, doubt,
| fully; "I'll try. That bird has knocked
me about q good deal, 4" and accordingly he
staggered on to his legs, only to collapse
with an exclamation of pain. His ankle
was sprained, aud he was so stiff and
bruised that he could hardly stir. "How
far is the house," he asked.
"Only abOuta mile-iustt there: we shall
see it from the crest of the rise. Look
I'm all right | was silly to faint, but he
kicked all the breath ont of me" and SHE
got mp and danced u little Oh the grass t.
show him. "My word, though, am sore
You must take my arm, that's all; that is
| il YOU don't mind?"
ooh dear, no indeed, don't mind" h
said, laughing; and so they started, arm
atfectiOnately linked in arm.
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On came the horse. and John thought
that its rider was going 10 pas without
seeing them, when suddenly the move
ment Of Bessie's dIess between the ''naat-
chez trees caught his eye, and he pulled
up and looked round He was large and
exceedingly handsome man apparently
about 40 years old, with clear cut features,
cold, light blue eyes and a remarkable
golden beard that hung right down over
his chest Fora Boer be was rather smartiy
dressed, in English made tweed clothes and
tall riding boots.
iAb, Miss Bessie, - be called ont In En-
giish, there yen are with yonr pretty
arms all bare. I'm in luck to come ia
time TO see fhSm. Shall cone and help1
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AN ACTRESS To HER PHOTOGRAPH

Men York Clipper.
Nearly twenty years ago,
Yes, for here's the date,
Boldly printed OH the back
Eighteen sixty eight"
Osric, was IL? Sure enough.
Oh, how long and lean!
Now, u am cast at all
must play the Qneeni
remember very we'll
When | sat for you,
What happy girl ] was
Proud and happy, too,
For I'd made my little "hlt,"
Though with scarce line
Yet the papers noticed me,
And the world was minel
How the speeches through my brain
Wildly seemed 10 ring
OBJ how faint and III ! felt,
Waiting al the wing.
And the "star encouraged me
Where The y all could see
Nothing very much for him,
Very much 10 me
Mother sewed my pretty dress,
silver blue and white:
Charley used 10 take me home
Every happy night
Charley? What fool am
shall my teardrops flow
For love that lived and died
Twenty years ago.
He was jealous, was young
Pretty, spoiled and vain;
Though held him very dear,
Yet I caused him pain.
Harmless flirting, THAT was all.
But IL made him stern
So one day he went away,
Never 10 return
Sometimes, when upon the stage,
Through the footlights' glare,
imagine him In front,
Handsome, tail and fair
Him who fed and never knew
How my heart was rent,
While the girl before me now
Perisbed when he went!
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AN AFTRRTHoUGHT.
up and Btlh.

Cup and Beits.
Twas I'm the garden chatting
Among the mignonette--
Che with her snowy tatting,
] with my cigarette.
! gill can zee her fingers
Fit softly In and out;
With rapture memory fingers
To view her iIps spout.
A happy sunbeam CLAIMING
Upon q hayward curl
Set every pulse 10 dancing.
And turned my brain a.whirl.
And when she looked up shyly,
could not help you see,
But stOop and kiss her siyly,
Behind the apple tree.
Strange that some mote foreyei
Should mar the rays o. bilssi
Though conscious I had never
Yet won 20 sweet q Kiss,
Alas the set Of plumber
90 gracefully she bore.
I could not choose but wonder.
Had she been kissed before
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RosE-LEAvKs

LoaadeT RiciardsoA In Een Yogk kER
Poe leaves from your boom are falling,
EOse-Ieayes IN q shower 0f red
And your eyes b1m with teardropa o. pity
For the ROSE leaves al shrlEeIled and dead.
Yet Il was I'm the FIRE Of your bosom
That bent % the finger a doom:
IN the hot. scorching fame Of your passion
They burned out their fading perfume.
oh. my love, a. the roseleeyez Iirembis,
When hold you close 70 my heart
Lesl The flames -four desperate loving
Shall burn rs nay dearest apart
And Il. Ike the rose-lesyes. IAN, dear,
Cat down by death, d cruel decree.
WI you know 'tH1a ny pessio1 fok you, lore.
wa yosE eyes brin With iesrdroSe fr ~
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here. And s. Idid bought the three
thousand noreen six thousand acres
mora or less. for eIo down and A case Of
gin. and I set to work TO make this place,
and you see have made it Az, it has
grown under my hand, every stone aud
tree Of it. and you know what that nleaIs
in new country. Bat one way and an
Other have done it. and now have got
too old to manage it, and that's how ]
came to give out that wanted a partner,
as old Snow told yOu down in Durham
You see, told Snow it must be gentle
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winds. On went the song with divine
sweep, like the sweep Of rushing piniOns;
higher; higher, yet higher, it scared, lift
ing up the listeners heart far above the
world on the trembling wings of sound
aye, even higher, till the music hung at
heavens gate, and then it fell, swiftly as
On eagle falls. quivered, and was dead.
John gave gasp and, 50 strquSiy was